Improvement in harness breast-collars



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HARNESS BREAST-COLLAR. N0.185,944. Patented Jan.2,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS C. MARIS, OF MARIETTA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TOSAMUEL M. HART, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS BREAST-COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. IS5,944, dated January2, 1877; application filed November 4, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS O. MARIS, ofMarietta, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio, have invented anew and valuable Improvement in Breast-Collar and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of my breast-collarapplied, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aperspective view thereof.

This invention relates to breast-collars for horses; and it consists inconstructing them with an outward bow or curve for the animals throat,and in providing said how with a metal stiffening-plate.

In the annexed drawings, A designates a leather breast-collar, and B aueck-strap'passing over the horses neck, and secured to said collar nearthe draft ends thereof. Collar A is provided at said ends with buckles aa, for the attachment of the traces, and with protecting-straps a a,which intervene between the said buckles and the animals body. Thecollar immediately at the front is sharply curved, forming an outwardprojection, A, which is stiffened by similarly-curved metal plate 0.(Shown in detail in Fig.2.) Said metal plate is provided at each endwith a flat extension or attaching-flange, 0 These flanges are rivetedto said collar on each side of projection A To make the attachment moresecure, said collar is provided with an outer thickness or strip ofleather, A, on each side of projections A and flanges G are secured byriveting, as above described, between the front ends of said outerstrips A and the body of the collar. The curved plate or stiffeningbowis provided with a metal eye or slotted plate, for the attachment of astrap to hold the collar in place.

By the above construction the horses windpipe is preserved frompressure, since the windpipe sets within said how A and the strain comesmainly upon the animals breast. The surface presented to his throat andbreast is leather, and causes no abrasion of the skin, While thestiffening-plate 0 gives to it all the rigidity of metal.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ofmy invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A breast-collar formed with a bowed portion, 0, and acorrespondiugly-shaped stiffening-plate outside of said bow,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A breast-collar, A, provided with a leather front bow, A a curvedstiffening-plate, 0, having extensions or flanges 0 O and outer leatherstrips A A between which strips and said collar the said extensions orflanges are secured, substantially as set forth.

3. As an article of manufacture, a curved metal plate, 0, provided withflat extensions or flanges O 0 and slotted strap-attachingplate 0substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS C. MARIS.

Witnesses:

WM. STRAcHAN, GEO. '1. HovEY.

